Pinball Spire

Name: Pinball Spire
Rating: 8 (596 reviews)

Developer: Apparition Games

Publisher: Freedom Games

Oct 2, 2024

Visual

pixel
side scroll

Structure

ability gated
exploration
discrete levels
linear

Themes

fantasy
medieval

Sub-Genre

puzzle heavy
MV Lite / Adjacent

Summary

Action adventure meets pinball in this one-of-a-kind pinballvania adventure. When a mysterious spire appears from thin air, it's up to an intrepid pinball to bump, spin, shoot, and flip its way to the top and solve the tower’s mysteries!

Last updated September 28, 2026

Where to play

- Windows
- Steam Deck
- Steam
- GOG
Nintendo
- Switch 2
- Switch

Resources

Links

IGDB
Website

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Publisher: iz-gamedev

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75%

Mostly Positive

20 reviews

MV Temperature
- Similarities
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- exploration
- pixel
- side scroll
- fantasy
- puzzle heavy
- linear
- MV Lite / Adjacent
- Differences
- Free on Steam
- interconnected map
- action
- multiple endings
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Publisher: Eastasiasoft, Function Unknown

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MV Temperature
- Similarities
- ability gated
- side scroll
- puzzle heavy
- discrete levels
- linear
- MV Lite / Adjacent
- Differences
- Demo Available
- 2.5D
- action
- no combat
- difficulty options
- Sci-Fi
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Developer / Publisher: Blue Slayer Gaming

2021

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- ability gated
- side scroll
- fantasy
- medieval
- discrete levels
- linear
- MV Lite / Adjacent
- Differences
- difficulty options
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Developer / Publisher: UAA Software

2016

87%

Very Positive

52 reviews

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- ability gated
- side scroll
- fantasy
- puzzle heavy
- discrete levels
- linear
- MV Lite / Adjacent
- Differences
- Free on Steam
- 2.5D
- no combat
- isolation
- Sci-Fi
- no map
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Developer / Publisher: Chilling Moose

2025

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- ability gated
- exploration
- pixel
- side scroll
- fantasy
- puzzle heavy
- discrete levels
- MV Lite / Adjacent
- Differences
- Demo Available
- leveling
- Semi-Linear
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Developer / Publisher: Over The Moon

2014

88%

Very Positive

3,710 reviews

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- exploration
- side scroll
- puzzle heavy
- linear
- MV Lite / Adjacent
- Differences
- interconnected map
- item gated
- action
- Sci-Fi
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2017

81%

Positive

32 reviews

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- ability gated
- side scroll
- puzzle heavy
- linear
- MV Lite / Adjacent
- Differences
- hand drawn
- Has Hub
- Sci-Fi
Gleam of Fire

Developer / Publisher: Snow Games

2018

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- exploration
- side scroll
- fantasy
- discrete levels
- linear
- MV Lite / Adjacent
- Differences
- action
- combo combat
- Ranged Combat
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Developer / Publisher: Nikola Bulj

2023

92%

Positive

25 reviews

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- ability gated
- exploration
- pixel
- side scroll
- fantasy
- puzzle heavy
- discrete levels
- MV Lite / Adjacent
- Differences
- utility gated
- difficulty options
Demon Quest

Developer / Publisher: Pattern Games

2025

80%

Positive

10 reviews

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- exploration
- side scroll
- puzzle heavy
- linear
- MV Lite / Adjacent
- Differences
- Demo Available
- stealth
- difficulty options
- multiple endings
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Developer: Over Games

Publisher: GoGo Games Interactive

2022

74%

Mostly Positive

42 reviews

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- exploration
- pixel
- side scroll
- fantasy
- medieval
- puzzle heavy
- discrete levels
- MV Lite / Adjacent
- Differences
- Has DLC
- item gated
- boss gated
- action
- RPG
- Semi-Linear
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Developer / Publisher: argagonky

2021

92%

Positive

25 reviews

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- exploration
- pixel
- side scroll
- discrete levels
- linear
- MV Lite / Adjacent
- Differences
- 8-Bit
- difficulty options
- multiple characters
- speedrun mode

Pinball Spire

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